(a) Storm Water Management Rules and Regulations have been adopted for the purpose of regulating non-farm, earth-disturbing activities to control sediment pollution caused by accelerated soil erosion.
(b) Storm water management is premised on the fact that non-farm, earth-disturbing activities which increase the rate and/or volume of runoff will increase the rate of erosion and volume of sedimentation. Therefore, earth-disturbing activities which increase the rate and/or volume of runoff shall be required to control the discharge rate of runoff prior to its release to off-site land. The purpose of controlling the release rates is as follows:
(1) Permit development without increasing the flooding of the lands.
(2) Reduce damage to receiving streams and impairment of their capacity.
(3) Establish a basis for design of a storm water drainage control system which will preserve the rights and options of both the dominant and servient property owners.
(c) These rules and regulations shall apply to all non-farm, earth-disturbing activities performed on the lands within the Village of Edgerton; except those activities as outlined in Section 925.04 of this text. (Ord. 864. Passed 5-4-09.)